bluejay
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6 months-and-counting results on Big (Early 20s with Diffuse Thinning)
I'm 22 and have been diffuse thinning on top since 19 with the last year being particularly rough. So I'm currently on the Big 3.
Obviously I could have never expected this much regrowth after such a short period of time in my wildest dreams. After lurking around here for a year reading countless anecdotes of how the Big 3 are primarily preventative treatments aimed at maintaining what hair is left in most cases while rarely regrowing anything expect for a few exceptionally-good responders; my expectations were literally non-existent.
RESULTS
Hair feels thicker than it has in over 2 years; hopefully in another 3 months I'll be able to actualy style it again. The First pic is from March (a month before treatment) and the second one was taken today (July 8th) after three months on the Big 3. They're both taken during the same hour of the morning in the same spot to capture a similar lightning (full-on sunlight, sitting in front of my window) and the hair's cut about the same length. I'm definitely gaining some ground back in the crown area, but my temples are still thin. They haven't receded an inch yet so it doesn't show on the pics but if you shine a bright light on the top of my head or at my forehead then its obvious that its thinner than the rest; so they haven't responded yet, which makes sense because I don't apply any rogaine to that area (I think finasteride should be strong enough when it fully kicks-in, later on).
Anyways, I'm only posting this to cheer up some of the guys (or ladies) who are young and diffusing like myself into keepin' on with treatments through perseverance. For others; get on the big 3 straight-away if you haven't already and are still in the midst of debating it. Tell me what you guys think, any input is greatly appreciated. Hope everyone's doing well with their own respective struggles, regardless. Always keep up the fight & never let something you can't control define you as a person!
-March 6th: 1 month before treatments (started on april 9th)
-July 8th: 3 months on Big 3
-Baseline pic on the left compared to three months later on the right (you can kinda see how the temples were just beginning to recede in the before pic)
*6-month Update
Let my hair grow out for the first time in a year these last 2 months even though I went through a terrible shed during the 4th and 5th month that almost brought me back to baseline. I seem to be slowly recovering from it since October began and I've noticed a lot of vellus hairs have sprung up on the crown. **As far as side-effects go**; there was a slight ball-ache in the begining which passed after two weeks and my semen was completely transparent and watery the first two months but its now returned to normal. I'm also struggling with heavy dandruff and a dry scalp from the rogaine since day 1. Sexual sides: absolutely no libido-related issues so far and have maintained a healthy sex-life with my girlfriend. I've also dropped the nizoral a month ago for baby shampoo to see the difference but I'll start back on it because of the persisting dandruff.
-October 19th: 6 months on Big 3
(Taken outside under direct sunlight)
11 months in*
I'm 22 and have been diffuse thinning on top since 19 with the last year being particularly rough. So I'm currently on the Big 3.
Obviously I could have never expected this much regrowth after such a short period of time in my wildest dreams. After lurking around here for a year reading countless anecdotes of how the Big 3 are primarily preventative treatments aimed at maintaining what hair is left in most cases while rarely regrowing anything expect for a few exceptionally-good responders; my expectations were literally non-existent.
RESULTS
Hair feels thicker than it has in over 2 years; hopefully in another 3 months I'll be able to actualy style it again. The First pic is from March (a month before treatment) and the second one was taken today (July 8th) after three months on the Big 3. They're both taken during the same hour of the morning in the same spot to capture a similar lightning (full-on sunlight, sitting in front of my window) and the hair's cut about the same length. I'm definitely gaining some ground back in the crown area, but my temples are still thin. They haven't receded an inch yet so it doesn't show on the pics but if you shine a bright light on the top of my head or at my forehead then its obvious that its thinner than the rest; so they haven't responded yet, which makes sense because I don't apply any rogaine to that area (I think finasteride should be strong enough when it fully kicks-in, later on).
Anyways, I'm only posting this to cheer up some of the guys (or ladies) who are young and diffusing like myself into keepin' on with treatments through perseverance. For others; get on the big 3 straight-away if you haven't already and are still in the midst of debating it. Tell me what you guys think, any input is greatly appreciated. Hope everyone's doing well with their own respective struggles, regardless. Always keep up the fight & never let something you can't control define you as a person!
*6-month Update
Let my hair grow out for the first time in a year these last 2 months even though I went through a terrible shed during the 4th and 5th month that almost brought me back to baseline. I seem to be slowly recovering from it since October began and I've noticed a lot of vellus hairs have sprung up on the crown. **As far as side-effects go**; there was a slight ball-ache in the begining which passed after two weeks and my semen was completely transparent and watery the first two months but its now returned to normal. I'm also struggling with heavy dandruff and a dry scalp from the rogaine since day 1. Sexual sides: absolutely no libido-related issues so far and have maintained a healthy sex-life with my girlfriend. I've also dropped the nizoral a month ago for baby shampoo to see the difference but I'll start back on it because of the persisting dandruff.
11 months in*
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